Swiss survey on barrier-free communication in educational settings

Call for participation

We would like to invite you to participate in our nation-wide survey on barrier-free communication, conducted within the framework of a research project funded by Swissuniversities.

The survey aims at understanding the current situation of deaf, hearing impaired, blind and visually impaired communities in Switzerland regarding different communication-related issues. Our ultimate goal is to improve access to secondary and tertiary education in Switzerland for deaf and blind individuals, as well as for individuals with a hearing or visual impairment.

Concretely, the survey is intended for:

a) Individuals with any type of visual or hearing impairment, and from deaf or blind communities

b) Relatives of deaf and blind individuals, or of individuals with any type of visual or hearing impairment

c) Staff members of NGOs, community centres and any other type of institution offering any type of support (social, medical, technical) to deaf and blind individuals, individuals with hearing impairments, visual impairments or both

d) Teachers and interpreters of sign language

e) Sign language learners

Our questionnaire is available in German, French, Italian, Swiss German Sign Language (DSGS), French Sign Language of Switzerland (LSF-SR) and Italian Sign Language of Switzerland (LIS-SI), as well as in English.

We would highly appreciate if you could support this research by completing the survey, if your profile matches any of the target groups mentioned above. Similarly, we would be very grateful if you could share this call with friends, family and colleagues.